29 Mar 2019

Being there - at the world premiere of Hair

From Afternoons, 1:41 pm on 29 March 2019

Yesterday we talked to singer Rosa Shiels about her experience in the New Zealand premiere of the (then) ferociously controversial musical, Hair.

There was a LOT of nostalgia from listeners - one of whom was broadcaster Max Cryer.

Max informed us that he attended the world premiere of the show in New York in 1968, and joins us to tell us what it was like, whether he realised how game-changing this show would eventually become, and the origins of that famous nude scene ...

Max Cryer

Max Cryer Photo: supplied